International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)

The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) is an agreement between the member jurisdictions (all contiguous states, the District of Columbia and participating Canadian provinces) to simplify the reporting of motor fuel taxes by interstate motor carriers. IFTA reporting significantly reduces the paperwork and standardizes motor fuel tax reporting for both carriers and jurisdictions.

Before adoption of IFTA, motor carriers operating in multiple jurisdictions were required to apply for a license and file and remit their fuel taxes in accordance with each jurisdiction’s laws. Complying with these varied requirements was a difficult and extremely time-consuming process for an interstate carrier.

Advantages of an IFTA License

An IFTA license authorizes each qualified vehicle to travel in all IFTA jurisdictions without having to purchase fuel tax permits at the ports of entry. It also standardizes reporting of use fuel taxes. You only have to file one set of tax forms quarterly through your base jurisdiction (Arizona) instead of filing in each jurisdiction where you travel. All audit administrative costs are reduced because fuel tax audits are performed by your base state on behalf of all member jurisdictions

Do I Qualify for IFTA?

IFTA-qualified vehicles travel in more than one jurisdiction and are designed or maintained to transport people or property and ...

have two axles and a registered gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 26,000 pounds; or

have three or more axles regardless of weight; or

are used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds a GVWR of 26,000 pounds.

How Do I Apply?

Below is a list of everything required to open a new IFTA account. Once you have completed and signed all the forms and applications and met all requirements, mail them to this address:

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